Pseudolabrus guentheri

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Pseudolabrus guentheri
Sleeping among ascidians
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Pseudolabrus
Species:
P. guentheri
Binomial name
Pseudolabrus guentheri
Bleeker, 1862
Synonyms[2]
  • Labrichthys güntheri (Bleeker, 1862)
  • Labrichthys australis Steindachner, 1866
  • Pseudolabrus richardsonii Steindachner, 1867
  • Labrichthys dorsalis Macleay, 1881
  • Pseudolabrus dorsalis (Macleay, 1881)
  • Labrichthys melanura Macleay, 1881
  • Pseudolabrus melanurus (Macleay, 1881)
  • Labrichthys dux De Vis, 1883
  • Labrichthys cruentatus De Vis, 1885
  • Labrichthys sexlineatus De Vis, 1885
  • Labrichthys rex De Vis, 1885
  • Labrichthys maculatus De Vis, 1885

Pseudolabrus guentheri, or Gunther's wrasse, is a ray-finned fish from the wrasse family. It was named for Albert Günther.

Gunther's wrasse is a marine species which inhabits rocky and coral reefs generally in shallow water up to 20m in depth.[3] The species feeds on small benthic crustaceans.[2]

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